What is the price of copra in Papua New Guinea?

As of January 2023, copra in Papua New Guinea is US$ 0.94 per kg (3.30 PGK), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Did Papua New Guinea's copra exports increase or decrease in 2023?

They decreased by 53.6% year-on-year.

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Copra Prices in Papua New Guinea

US$ 0.94 / kg

3.30 PGK / kg

MoM ▼ 45.5% YoY ▼ 45.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (PGK)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.94	3.30	▼ 45.5%	▼ 45.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the copra price in Papua New Guinea available is US$ 0.94 per kg (3.30 PGK), down 45.5% year-on-year.

Papua New Guinea exported 31,700 tonnes of copra in 2023, valued at US$29.7 million, ranking 6th among 80 global exporters and accounting for 2.1% of world exports. The country's copra exports declined by 53.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for copra is US$0.9375 per kg. Papua New Guinea is a net exporter of copra.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - copra in Papua New Guinea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $29.7M (31.7 kt) of copra▼ 53.6% YoY. That ranks #6 worldwide (2.1% of global exports).

$29.7M

Export value

31.7 kt

Export volume

#6 / 80

World rank

2.1%

Global share

$0.94

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top copra exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Philippines $1.24B · 66.4%
#2 Indonesia $412.5M · 22.1%
#3 Sri Lanka $65M · 3.5%
#4 Netherlands $53.6M · 2.9%
#5 Malaysia $15.2M · 0.8%

Annual export data Papua New Guinea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$29.7M	31.7 kt	$0.94
2022	$64M	37.2 kt	$1.72
2021	$56.9M	34.4 kt	$1.66
2020	$24.3M	27.5 kt	$0.88

HS Code

copra is traded under Harmonized System code 1513.11. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Papua New Guinea copra - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2018 Papua New Guinea sold 74,302 tonnes of copra. For the year 2018 alone, the demand for Papua New Guinea copra (processed category) has increased, flactuating by 28.786 % compared to the year 2017. Between 2016 and 2018, copra's exports increased by 10.22 percent netting the nation US$47.55m for the year 2018. Papua New Guinea's copra exports are categorised as:

Copra (HS code 120300)

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Papua New Guinea copra export values

In 2018, Papua New Guinea sold copra with a value of 47.55m USD, a reduction of -10.47% from 2017's total copra export of 53.11m USD. The annual change in value of Papua New Guinea copra between 2016 to 2017 was 0.19809452 per cent.

The yearly change in the quantity of Papua New Guinea's copra exports between 2016 and 2018 was 10.22 percent in comparison to a variation of 28.786% in the period between 2017 and 2018.

Export markets for Papua New Guinea copra ( in '000$ )

Papua New Guinea's leading export markets for copra are Australia, US, Canada, India and Bangladesh.

Papua New Guinea purchased 0 tonnes of copra in 2018.

Copra Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest copra prices in other Oceania countries:

Fiji$0.52/kg New Zealand$12.84/kg French Polynesia$1.37/kg Samoa$3.44/kg Australia$23.72/kg

Other Processed Prices in Papua New Guinea

Latest prices for other processed in Papua New Guinea:

Coffee$3.85/kg Palm Oil$2.22/kg Natural Honey$9.70/kg Natural Rubber$32.51/kg Whisky$36.72/kg Fish Liver Oil$3.97/kg Grape Spirit$188.67/kg Hijiki seaweed$0.66/kg Spelt flour$0.00/kg Tempeh$7.18/kg Beer$5.49/kg Groat$0.17/kg Black Tea$2.89/kg Chocolate$17.78/kg Cocoa Powder (Solids)$5.66/kg

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